Geelong captain Joel Selwood (27) and 2011 Brownlow Medallist Dane Swan (26) finished second and third, respectively, in a thrilling count which saw Ablett receive three votes in the final round to overtake Selwood and Swan and claim his second ‘Charlie’.

Dangerfield was equal-second on the overall leaderboard (18 votes) until he injured his shoulder in Adelaide’s Round 16 loss to Collingwood. The 23-year-old missed the next two matches through injury and only polled four votes in the last five rounds of the season.

Dangerfield, who didn’t poll a vote in the opening three games, enjoyed a purple patch of form between Rounds 4-12. The two-time All Australian was recognised with five best-on-ground performances, including Adelaide’s losses to Hawthorn and Richmond.

A proven vote-getter, Dangerfield has now polled 45 votes in the past two seasons – having collected 23 votes to finish seventh overall in 2012.

Club Champion Rory Sloane was the next-best performed Crow. Sloane collected 15 votes to finish level with Hawthorn skipper Luke Hodge in 14th place. The courageous onballer earned best-afield honours against St Kilda in Round Eight and North Melbourne in Round 20 – and polled in a total of eight games. Ineligible to win the award, Scott Thompson (nine) finished third in Adelaide’s voting ahead of young teammate Brad Crouch, who received six votes in his debut AFL season.